tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20766017.post115228494341009762..comments2023-10-29T07:55:01.498+00:00Comments on The morbid adventures of Minge: The pastMingehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16690119444596624935noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20766017.post-1152313587087551082006-07-08T00:06:00.000+01:002006-07-08T00:06:00.000+01:00Thanks, Alan. It's good to hear. And thanks, eve...Thanks, Alan. It's good to hear. And thanks, everyone. It's nice sometimes to have confirmed what you're thinking, that you're no mad and that perhaps other people think the same way.<BR/><BR/>Perhaps I'm not weird after all. LOL.Mingehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16690119444596624935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20766017.post-1152309475235959662006-07-07T22:57:00.000+01:002006-07-07T22:57:00.000+01:00You've hit the nail on the head Minge, in the comm...You've hit the nail on the head Minge, in the comments. We cling to the past because it is certain. We've seen it. We've experienced it. It might have been shit at times, other times it might have been brilliant, but we got through it, and we realise that if needs be, we can go through it again. We do this rather than focus on the future, because the future is uncertain, and unknown, and we need to know. We feel we need to be prepared, and perhaps the only way we can be prepared is to remember how we overcame stuff in the past.<BR/><BR/>We share this planet with 6 billion other people, so it's clear that we're all not gonna get along all the time. It's just extra shit when it's someone we should be getting along with, like a family member. Obviously it'd be great to right the wrongs, but sometimes that isn't possible. Instead we must realise the friends and loved ones that we have, and hope that these make up for it.<BR/><BR/>I have a feeling that your friends and loved ones keep you right on track, and vice versa :)<BR/><BR/>Just my humble opinion.Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12704031004187688814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20766017.post-1152296652286098592006-07-07T19:24:00.000+01:002006-07-07T19:24:00.000+01:00Lex ham rand - I am comfortable with myself - usua...Lex ham rand - I am comfortable with myself - usually... But I get a bit uncomfortable when people aren't comfortable with me and can become paranoid! It's a bit of a viscious circle, if you like, or a self-fulfilling prophecy.<BR/><BR/>I sometimes wish I were a dog. They really don't have a care in the world.Mingehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16690119444596624935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20766017.post-1152296530213993372006-07-07T19:22:00.000+01:002006-07-07T19:22:00.000+01:00I know what you mean about the past being unchange...I know what you mean about the past being unchangeable, Brian. In some ways, I wish the future was as certain as the past. Wouldn't it be great to have a book and see what's going to happen to you next week? It would still be exciting, you could read for Thursday:<BR/><BR/>Today, an elderly man will pinch you on the bottom in the supermarket.<BR/><BR/>Perhaps not that exciting, then.<BR/><BR/>Life's tough, isn't it!? I try to make light of it so it's easier to stand. I hardly ever pull it off, though.Mingehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16690119444596624935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20766017.post-1152296339137650982006-07-07T19:18:00.000+01:002006-07-07T19:18:00.000+01:00Graham - I know where you're coming from. I think...Graham - I know where you're coming from. I think it's better to regret having done something than to regret having not done it.Mingehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16690119444596624935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20766017.post-1152294004164333802006-07-07T18:40:00.000+01:002006-07-07T18:40:00.000+01:00This post is so heartfelt, sincere and well-writte...This post is so heartfelt, sincere and well-written. And it describes a process that we all have to go through, so even though facts may change the underlying emotions we all share.<BR/><BR/>If it's any consolation, you appear (in your blog postings, anyway) to be quite well-adjusted and happy, funny and comfortable in your own skin. That in itself is an achievement.Randhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01799239573389169875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20766017.post-1152289965257528212006-07-07T17:32:00.000+01:002006-07-07T17:32:00.000+01:00We cling to the past because it's solid, immutable...We cling to the past because it's solid, immutable, and unchangeable. It's the one sure thing in our lives. Our futures are uncertain and slippery; nothing to grip on to.Brian Farreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13752212248460652888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20766017.post-1152289436447588262006-07-07T17:23:00.000+01:002006-07-07T17:23:00.000+01:00I think everyone has some regrets, but I find that...I think everyone has some regrets, but I find that I don't ever regret doing or saying something. I think it's really been when I haven't done something, or haven't said something, that I've lived to regret it. For that reason I think it's important for oneself to get things off your chest, even if it means wearing your heart on your sleeve when you know it will hurt.<BR/><BR/>I don't really know you, but from your writing I think you certainly are fabulous and I don't think you should ever doubt that :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20766017.post-1152286166746159962006-07-07T16:29:00.000+01:002006-07-07T16:29:00.000+01:00Aw, you sweetest of all peas.*hugs*Aw, you sweetest of all peas.<BR/><BR/>*hugs*Mingehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16690119444596624935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20766017.post-1152286114698147952006-07-07T16:28:00.000+01:002006-07-07T16:28:00.000+01:00They're them. You're you. And you're fabulous. ...They're them. You're you. And you're fabulous. And they're not. And don't you forget it.Alan Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08886751991085726296noreply@blogger.com